1. Finger Knitting

Knitting involves maneuvering two needles at once and wrapping yarn in seemingly arbitrary ways-- which can be very frustrating until you get into the flow! So, let's start here with kid-friendly finger knitting to familiarize yourself with your tools: your yarn + your hands.

Supplies:

bulky yarn

*or use a few strands of thinner yarn together

Step 1: Casting On

Hold your hand in front of you with your palm face up

Leaving a short tail (3-5") behind, weave your yarn between your fingers by starting at your index & looping back at your pinky

Step 2: Knitting

Wrap the yarn from the back of your hand to around the front of your hand

Lift the loop on your pink over the yarn and your pinky finger, so that a new loop is formed by the yarn. Continue with your other fingers

Repeat wrapping around your hand + replacing loops 3 times. Do not worry if it starts to get crowded by your fingers, after the third time, pull the tail until there is space by your fingers again